Oper

See also: oper and opěr

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈoːpɐ]
(Austria)
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IPA^(key): /di‿ˈoːpɐ/
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Homophone: Opa [1]

Noun

Oper f (genitive Oper, plural Opern)

opera (theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance)
opera house, opera (theatre, or similar building, primarily used for staging opera)

Declension

Declension of Oper [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Oper	die	Opern
genitive	einer	der	Oper	der	Opern
dative	einer	der	Oper	den	Opern
accusative	eine	die	Oper	die	Opern

Derived terms

opernartig
opernhaft

Related terms

Kammeroper
Opernabend
Opernarie
Opernaufführung
Opernbühne
Operndirektor
Opernhaus
Opernintendant
Opernkomponist
Opernmusik
Opernregisseur
Opernsaal
Opernsänger
Opernsängerin
Opernspiel
Opernstar
Seifenoper
Staatsoper
Zauberoper

References

Mooshammer, Christine; Rathcke, Tamara V (2016), “Opa vs Oper: Neutralization of /ɐ/ and unstressed /a/ contrast in a perception and production study”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, archived from the original on 2017-07-19, retrieved 19 July 2017

Further reading

“Oper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Oper” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Oper” in Duden online
Oper on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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